bricks and mortar

bricks and mortar
Bricks and mortar
 строения, постройки
 Sometimes people are happy to donate millions of dollars for bricks and mortar, but they never think of the additional cost of annual maintenance.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.

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  • bricks-and-mortar — bricksˈ and morˈtar adjective (of a commercial enterprise, etc) not using the Internet to conduct its business • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * bricks and mortar UK US adjective only before noun business a bricks and mortar business is a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bricks and mortar — bricks and mor‧tar [ˌbrɪks ən ˈmɔːtə ǁ ˈmɔːrtər] noun [uncountable] informal PROPERTY buildings such as houses, offices, and factories: • The hospital would cost about £37 million in bricks and mortar and another £10 million for equipment. * * *… …   Financial and business terms

  • bricks-and-mortar — ☆ bricks and mortar [briks′ən môrt′ər] adj. of retail business operations in stores, as distinguished from those strictly using mail or, esp., the Internet: also brick and mortar * * * …   Universalium

  • bricks-and-mortar — ☆ bricks and mortar [briks′ən môrt′ər] adj. of retail business operations in stores, as distinguished from those strictly using mail or, esp., the Internet: also brick and mortar …   English World dictionary

  • bricks and mortar — ► bricks and mortar buildings, especially housing. Main Entry: ↑brick …   English terms dictionary

  • bricks and mortar — noun building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them • Hypernyms: ↑building material * * * bricks and mortar Brit : houses and other buildings especially when people consider buying them because of their possible future value …   Useful english dictionary

  • bricks-and-mortar — UK / US adjective [only before noun] business a bricks and mortar business is a traditional business that does not operate on the Internet • See: clicks and mortar …   English dictionary

  • bricks-and-mortar — adj. Bricks and mortar is used with these nouns: ↑retailer …   Collocations dictionary

  • bricks and mortar — UK / US noun [uncountable] a house, flat, or other building considered as property Most of their money is invested in bricks and mortar …   English dictionary

  • bricks and mortar —    An established trading company (office/shop) is referred to as a brick and mortar business.     Click companies refer to internet based operations.    Companies which do both are called bricks and clicks .     Click businesses are usually more …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bricks-and-mortar — adj. Describes a site that has a physical presence in the real world (as opposed to a virtual presence in the online world). Example Citation: No single company has been able to succeed thus far as an on line threat to brick and mortar shopping… …   New words

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